Fritillaria lusitanica Wikstr.
Diagnostic description:
A bulbous perennial. Bulb about 1 cm across. Scape 30 to 60 cm long, with 5 to 9 alternate leaves. Leaves linear, up to 5 mm wide. Flowers solitary, in pairs or in groups of 3; pendulous. Tepals 6, greenish or reddish-brown, chequered with green, and with a greenish-yellow band along the mid-vein; 2 to 4 cm long.
Distribution:
Local: Very rare in Gibraltar. Seen on the East Side sand slopes.
Global: Found throughout the western Mediterranean.
Ecology:
Flowers from February, March, April to May.
Habitat:
Grows on rocky places, screes, open woods.